Boarman v. State

PIVARNIK, Justice.

Defendant-Appellant, Roger L. Boarman, was convicted by a Vanderburgh County jury of possession of cocaine, a class C felony. Thereafter, the same jury found Boarman to be a habitual criminal offender. The trial court sentenced Boarman to eight (8) years for possession, enhanced by thirty (80) years for being a habitual offender. In this direct appeal, Boarman raises the following issues for our consideration:

1. sufficiency of the evidence supporting the possession conviction;

2. error in the habitual offender verdict form;

3. error in asking Boarman preliminary question, and…